Monday-Pick-up day after Sunday. Brush Sunday clothes and put away. Clean bath room and put clothes to soak for washing.

Tuesday-Washing and cleaning kitchen.

Wednesday-Ironing, and arranging clothes to be mended.

Thursday-Clean bed rooms and hall. Sew or mend.

Friday-Clean sitting room, parlor and dining room. Bake bread.

Saturday-Clean kitchen, lamps. Cooking.

Most households consist of several departments. In this there are two maids and a laundress once a week. The duties of the housemaid are : Every day (if winter), close ventilators, see that registers are open. Get dining room ready for breakfast, taking out to kitchen dishes needing to be heated. If summer, open windows, arrange living room. Serve breakfast. Clear table, leaving dishes rinsed and prepared to be washed. The bed rooms, which have been left ready, bed clothes, airing and windows opened by occupants are put in order. Breakfast dishes washed.

Monday Morning-Two of the bedrooms are swept and

"thorough cleaned." Tuesday Morning-This maid irons the table line, small pieces, napkins, doileys from her own choice. Wednesday Morning-Bathroom and another bedroom

"thorough cleaned." Thursday-Silver cleaned. Friday-Drawing room. Saturday-Library and dining room and hall.

"Luncheon served at 1, dinner at 6. Each girl has every other evening. Each has an afternoon. We have dinner on Sunday at 1 :30, after which both maids have the rest of the day and evening, only on extraordinary occasions being asked to return for any supper. Then if possible, each is asked in turn. The housemaid is responsible for keeping the china closets in order and her kitchen (in other houses it would be 'butler's pantry.')

"The cook prepares three meals per day, breakfast at 7:45, luncheon at 1, dinner at 6. She is responsible for the cleanliness and order of the kitchen, the adjoining pantry and ice closet, the back porch and maid's water closet. She assists the laundress with the ironing. She arranges her own time for her cleaning, reserving Saturday for extra baking. The furnace man cares for the furnaces, sifting also ashes from range and cares for walks, shoveling snow in winter, cutting grass in summer, also works by hour at washing windows, beating rugs, etc."